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Re: [semi-related patch] Re: issues with configuring the trunk to build Fortran
On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 04:50:49PM -0700, Joe Buck wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 07:44:56PM -0400, Phil Edwards wrote:
> > If the user asks for something impossible, let's gently remind him of what
> > /is/ possible:
> >
> > $ ..../configure --enable-languages=c++,ffgfgfgfgfgfgf
> > ....
> > checking for correct version of gmp.h... yes
> > checking for MPFR... yes
> > configure: error:
> > The following requested languages were not found: ffgfgfgfgfgfgf
> > The available languages are: c,c++,f95,java
>
> Sorry, that won't help with my problem. If MPFR is not present, the user
> who types
It's not meant to. I fully agree that we need better diagnostics for
missing prerequisites. This patch, as explained, is for better diagnostics
for actually-incorrect language names.
It's like going to fix a hole in the floor and finding a hole in the wall.
Wall's okay now, floor's next. :-)
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